Hey guys, I need your opinions again. Lots of pics, sorry.

[swarga]

Heh.

I was in heavy traffic on the 5 the other day. Some dude in a Porsche passed me, but there was nowhere for him to go due to traffic ahead, so he was stuck going the same speed as everyone else. After a few seconds, I saw his little robotic spoiler go up.

I thought those were only supposed to pop up above a certain speed (i.e. when they might actually be useful), but apparently this one could be controlled manually. Congratulations, Mr. Porsche Driver - for the extra $60,000 you paid for your car, you are certainly entitled to have little toys like that spoiler.

[TSi+WRX]

^ Oh yep, on a lot of vehicles, that kind of thing is not only affected by vehicle speed, but can be made to go up and down by the driver.

It's actually not that new - look back to the Japanese "Boom Economy" techno-wondercars of the 90s....the Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 also had such a setup.

Unfortunately, my knowledge of automotive cuture pretty much stops at the late 80s mark. That's when I started to get interested in cars (age 12 or so). Undoubtedly, some of the older guys and gals here can point to even earlier examples of such.

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hey its fully functional after 110 mph

^ On the Supras of that generation (the OP's), I think they produced something like 50 pounds (or was that kilos?) of downforce, as low as at 50 MPH.

That, to me, is quite impressive, particularly given the "vintage" of the vehicle, and what little we understood of aerodynamics, at that time.

[hockey005]

still we both know that 50 mph is childs play

[TSi+WRX]

^

[upstatedoc]

well i have to explain to people why my wing is so big as well

^^ Have we seen a pic of that wing yet?

[hockey005]

^^ Have we seen a pic of that wing yet?

this is the STOCK evo 8 wing...this is an evo off photobucket....mine is silver but its the exact same thing and yes it PWNs all other wings...and its great cuz at night u don thave blinding headlights in ur RVM...and its just so awesome

[Stealth Stalker]

That, to me, is quite impressive, particularly given the "vintage" of the vehicle, and what little we understood of aerodynamics, at that time.

LOL! It's funny to think that, thirty-eight years after landing on the moon, their engineers wouldn't know anything about aerodynamics.

[swarga]

That, to me, is quite impressive, particularly given the "vintage" of the vehicle, and what little we understood of aerodynamics, at that time.

The aerodynamics of the picnic table wing were well understood even back in 1970:



Plymouth Superbird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[TSi+WRX]

LOL! It's funny to think that, thirty-eight years after landing on the moon, their engineers wouldn't know anything about aerodynamics.

Hey, that's a rocket!!!!!

The aerodynamics of the picnic table wing were well understood even back in 1970:

Very good point. I'll have to remember that one!

And it is also true, by then, that the forward/nose "lip" had come into play as well, if my recollection of the race-cars of that era holds true.

Similarly, I believe that my statement prior/above also overlooked the Tucker's advances in this area.



See, I told y'all that my youth and inexperience would eventually show!

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OK, but at the same time, I still can't believe these aero faux-pas:

- First-generation US/North-American bound Audi TT
- Mercedes CLR-GTR (Le Mans)

And those are "modern" vehicles.

That's why I framed my statement above, regarding the Supra Mk.IV's factory wing, the way I did.

Thank you, guys, for your corrections!

Y'all are oldies!

[upstatedoc]

this is the STOCK evo 8 wing...this is an evo off photobucket....mine is silver but its the exact same thing and yes it PWNs all other wings...and its great cuz at night u don thave blinding headlights in ur RVM...and its just so awesome

^^ When the car is parked you can hang your laundry.